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Ministry of Home Affairs
MoS for Home Affairs, Shri G. Kishan Reddy felicitates Mount Satopanth conquerors of CISF
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri G. Kishan Reddy felicitated the 16 members expedition team of CISF who successfully summitted Mount Satopanth peak here today.
In his address, Shri G. Kishan Reddy congratulated the team members and said that self-confidence and indomitable courage is extremely necessary for such expeditions. He admired the commendable efforts made by the women personnel of the team, who along-with their male counterparts faced the challenging situations and successfully conquered the Mount Satopanth peak
Shri Rajesh Ranjan, DG, CISF also congratulated the expedition team and said that CISF is committed to “Fit India Movement” and “Women Empowerment” initiated by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India. Achievement of the expedition team coincides with the “Fit India Pledge” and women empowerment. He also said that, the women personnel of the expedition team broke the stereotype and remained on equal footing at every stage with their male counterparts and spread strong message towards women empowerment.
The 16 members mountaineering expedition team  was flagged-off on 05th August, 2019 by, Director General, CISF, Shri Rajesh Ranjan to hoist the National and CISF Flags atop Mt. Satopanth peak . The team was led by Shri Raghubir Lal, DIG. Three women personnel including Ms Ashoka Nandini, Asstt. Commandant were also part of the team.
CISF as part of CAPFs team, in its maiden attempt, is going to undertake Mount Everest Expedition in March-April, 2020. In order to provide CISF team members pre-Mt Everest expedition experience, the expedition to Mount Satopanth was launched. Mt. Satopanth is 2nd highest peak in western Himalayas of Gangotri Region, Garhwal in the state of Uttarakhand. It has all the features which are essential to gain technical knowledge & first-hand experience, courage & confidence to the mountaineers planning ascent to Mt. Everest.
On 30th September, 2019 at about 0845 hrs the CISF expedition team successfully summited Mount Satopanth peak. This was the maiden Mountaineering expedition by CISF and a new record has been created of being the first CAPF whose expedition team comprising of three  women personnel have achieved this feat. The main objective of this expedition was to spread the message of empowering women through mountaineering, to keep spirit of adventure alive in force and to inculcate the taste of adventure amongst officers, men and women personnel in the force.
During the expedition, the team pushed their limit and achieved their goal by exposing themselves to the highest order of mental and physical challenges, which included exposures to low atmospheric pressure, thin air, sub-zero temperatures, incessant snow blizzards and many other harsh climatic conditions.
Shri Rajesh Ranjan DG, CISF, Dr. Mangu Singh MD, DMRC, and other Senior Officers of CISF were present during the ceremony.
Ministry of Communications
DoT orders high-level inquiry into fire incidents in BSNL/MTNL buildings in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata
Two major fire incidents occurred at MTNL Bandra Telephone Exchange, Mumbai and in BSNL building at Salt Lake, Kolkata and one minor fire incident occurred in MTNL building at Kidwai Bhawan, New Delhi on 22/07/2019. These fire outbreaks were controlled by the Fire Departments. No casualties of the MTNL/BSNL employees or other persons in the building at the time of incident were reported.
While the cause of fire is being established by the Fire and Police departments, Minister for Communications, Electronics & Information Technology and Law & Justice Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad has ordered a high-level inquiry by BSNL/MTNL in relation to the said fire incidents. He has also ordered that BSNL and MTNL should conduct fresh Fire and Safety audit of each of their buildings/installations in a time bound manner.
Fire incident at MTNL Bandra Telephone Exchange, Mumbai
MTNL Bandra Telephone Exchange is a ground plus nine-floor building owned and used by MTNL. The building houses two telephone exchanges with working telephone lines of about 25,000 in addition to administrative offices. The fire broke out at around 1500 hours on 22-07-2019 and was completely controlled by 03:00AM on 23-07-2019. As reported by MTNL, the last fire audit of the building was conducted on 12-07-2018 and the building was found to be compliant. Land line services to about 25,000 customers and Internet services of about 8000 customers are down, which are likely to be restored within next four days.
Fire incident at MTNL Kidwai Bhawan, New Delhi
MTNL Kidwai Telephone Exchange is a ground plus six floors building on technical side and ground plus eight floors building on administrative side occupied by both MTNL and BSNL. The building houses MTNL telephone exchanges and administrative offices of MTNL and BSNL. The fire broke out at around 4 AM on 22/07/2019 and was completely brought under control by 7.45 AM. As reported by MTNL, the last fire audit of the building was conducted on 27.05.2019 and the building was found to be compliant. All telecom services from the premises are continuing unaffected by this fire incident.
Fire incident in BSNL building at Salt Lake, Kolkata
In this four storeyed building, the fire broke out at 7 PM on 22/07/2019 and was brought under control by 0120 hours on 23/07/2019. All Mobile services linked to this installation  were promptly restored. Mobile services to Andaman & Nicobar Islands and data services in West Bengal are likely to be restored in the next twenty-four hours.
Expert teams from BSNL and MTNL have been deployed round the clock to ensure complete restoration of network and services at the affected premises. The situation is being closely monitored at CMD level in both organisations.
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Ministry of Power
The US compliments India for its commitment to achieve 450 GW of RE by 2030
Power Minister invites US companies to participate in upcoming bids for green hydrogen and electrolysers
Both sides agree to collaborate to find solutions for making energy transition economically viable
Power Minister urges US to join the International Solar Alliance
Union Power and New & Renewable Energy Minister Shri R.K. Singh meets U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate  Mr. John Kerry
Shri R.K. Singh, Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy met a delegation led by Mr. John Kerry, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate here today. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss further collaboration on climate change issues and to work towards a genuine partnership between the two countries to pave the way for the rest of the world on Energy Transition. Shri Alok Kumar, Secretary Ministry of Power and other senior officials from the ministry were also present.
The US side appreciated India for its Energy Access drive and commitment to achieve 450 GW of RE by 2030. They also lauded India for electrifying 28.02 million homes in 18 months and achieved universal household electrification.
The Minister informed the US side about GoI’s intent to move towards clean energy transition. He further informed that the biggest challenge for infusing of RE was “Storage” which needs to be addressed immediately to make power accessible to the masses. He mentioned that huge bids for Green Hydrogen and Electrolyzers are planned in the upcoming months. Shri Singh requested the US side to send their companies to participate in the bids. He also highlighted India’s upcoming projects in Ladakh on Green Hydrogen and Green Energy Corridors.
SPEC proposed that USA is willing to enter into a genuine collaboration with India to enable us realise the ambitious target of reaching 450 GW Renewable Energy by 2030 which would pave the way to India achieving sub 2°C level, much more than what has been committed under Paris Climate Agreement.
Shri Singh showed his concern towards over 800 million people across the world who do not have access to electricity. He urged the US side to join the International Solar Alliance which can benefit many countries.
Both sides agreed that Indian labs could work with the US labs with the objective of reducing costs and finding alternative chemistry for making energy transition economically viable. SPEC highlighted that India and USA could take a Global Leadership role on the Energy Transition front and show the rest of the world that ambitious RE targets can be achieved.
The US side informed that both India and USA have similar goals and share the same zeal towards climate change issues and this partnership would be an inspiration to the rest of the world of revise their Nationally Determined Goals  and strengthen the fight towards climate change.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Union Agriculture Minister Shri Narendra Singh Tomar visits the International Trade Fair on Millets and Organic Products, in Bengaluru
Prime Minister is very sensitive towards small farmers – Shri Tomar
Farmers will benefit from increase in production, consumption and export of Millets
Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar said that the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi is very sensitive towards the small farmers of the country. Shri Modi, with foresight, raised the issue of Millets in the United Nations, where the resolution of the Government of India was adopted with the support of 72 countries and as per the United Nations declaration, the year 2023 is now being celebrated under the leadership of India as the International Year of Millets. Behind this, the main objective of the government is to increase the production and productivity, processing and exports of millets, which will ultimately help the farmers of the country.
Union Minister Shri Tomar said this in Bengaluru today as the chief guest at the closing ceremony of the International Trade Fair on Millets and Organic Products. Shri Tomar said that Millets crops can be grown in less water. Millets also help in increasing the income of farmers. With the increase in the production and consumption of millets in the country, its export will also increase, which will benefit a large number of farmers. He lauded the efforts of Karnataka Government to increase the production and consumption of millets and termed the signing of MoUs worth Rs. 201 crore rupees as an important milestone. He also praised the incentives provided to the farmers of the state.
Shri Tomar said that the Center and the State Governments are running many important schemes for the welfare of the farmers including increasing their income. Farmers are being given an annual income aid of Rs. 6,000 through the Prime Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi  Scheme. Besides, farmers in Karnataka are being given an additional annual income support of Rs. 4,000 each. With the aim of increasing the potential of majority of small farmers, the Prime Minister Shri Modi has initiated setting up of 10,000 new Farmer Producer Organizations  in the country, on which the Government of India is spending Rs. 6,865 crore. He appreciated the enthusiastic contribution in formation of new FPOs across the country as well as in Karnataka. Shri Tomar said that many programmes have been launched by the Center to make agriculture advanced and the farmers prosperous.
On the occasion, Shri Tomar gave away awards in various categories. The Union Minister of State for Chemicals & Fertilizers and New and Renewable Energy, Shri Bhagwanth Khuba, Agriculture Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Shri Surya Pratap Singh Shahi and state Horticulture Minister Shri Dinesh Pratap Singh, besides Agriculture Minister of Karnataka, Shri B.C. Patil were present at the function.
Prime Minister's Office
PM condoles loss of lives due to a road accident in Biswanath district of Assam.
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief over the loss of lives due to a road accident in Biswanath district of Assam. He also prayed for quick recovery of the injured.
The Prime Minister Office tweeted;
"I am saddened by the loss of lives due to a road accident in Biswanath district of Assam. Condolences to the families of those who lost their lives. I pray that the injured recover at the earliest: PM @narendramodi"
Ministry of Railways
Indian Railways registers highest ever Freight loading in July 2021
112.72 MT freight loading in July, 2021 achieved
Highest ever incremental freight loading of 17.54 MT in July 2021 compared to 95.18 MT in July 2020.
Continues to register highest freight loading for last 11 months since September 2020
Continuing the momentum, Indian Railways has registered stupendous freight loading performance in July 2021 by achieving yet again highest ever freight loading in the month which has continued for last 11 months since September 2020.
Indian Railways has achieved highest ever incremental freight loading of 17.54 million tonnes in July 2021 , with total freight loading of 112.72 million tonnes as against earlier best of 99.74 million tonnes in July 2019 and as against 95.18 million tonnes in July 2020.
Major incremental growth over same month last year has been registered in
· Coal 9.31 million tonnes ,
· Cement sector 2.31 million tonnes,
· Steel 0.45 million tonnes ,
· Iron -ore 1.81 million tonnes ,
· Raw material for steel other than iron ore 0.88 million tonnes ,
· Food grains 0.43 million tonnes ,
· Container 1.33 million tonnes ,
· Balance other goods 1.11 million tonnes .
With freight loading of 451.97 million tonnes in current fiscal 2021-22 as against 336.74 upto July 2020, Indian Railways has also achieved highest ever cumulative incremental freight loading of 115.23 million tonnes i.e 34.22% over same period last year 2020-21.
In cumulative performance major growth has been registered over same period last year in Coal 55.83 MT , Iron-ore 18.07 MT , Cement 15.01 MT  and Balance other goods 10.45 MT .
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Funds for Shree Anna
India is the largest producer and 7th largest exporter of “Shree Anna” as of 2021 and common type of millets grown in India include pearl millet , sorghum , finger millet , and small millets such as foxtail millet, barnyard millet, kodo millet, proso millet, little millet, and two pseudo millets such as Buckwheat and Amaranthus.
In order to promote and increase the production and productivity of millets , the Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare has been implementing a Sub-Mission on Nutri-Cereals  under National Food Security Mission  since 2018-19. Currently, NFSM-Nutri-Cereals  is being implemented in identified districts of 14 states of the country. North eastern and Hilly States have been given flexibility to implement the programme as per their need in any district. State wise details of funds sanctioned for all implementing states including Telangana and Andhra Pradesh is as follows:
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Funds Sanctioned for Nutri cereals under NFSM during 2022-23
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S. No.
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State
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Allocation
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1
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Andhra Pradesh
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8.700
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2
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Arunachal Pradesh
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1.500
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3
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Assam
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1.500
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5
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Chhattisgarh
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3.310
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7
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Gujarat
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7.470
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8
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Haryana
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16.140
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9
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Himachal Pradesh
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0.965
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10
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UT of J & K
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0.615
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12
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Karnataka
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60.430
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14
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UT of Ladakh
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0.360
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15
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Madhya Pradesh
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17.385
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16
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Maharashtra
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61.935
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17
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Manipur
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1.500
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18
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Meghalaya
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1.500
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19
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Mizoram
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1.500
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20
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Nagaland
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1.500
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21
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Odisha
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5.160
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23
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Rajasthan
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48.630
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24
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Sikkim
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1.500
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25
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Tamil Nadu
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25.920
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26
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Telangana
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3.000
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27
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Tripura
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1.480
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28
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Uttar Pradesh
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30.960
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29
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Uttarakhand
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4.990
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30
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West Bengal
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0.310
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States Total
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308.256
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As on 13.03.2023
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To make India a global hub for ‘Shree Anna’ the Indian Institute of Millets Research  is being supported as the Centre of Excellence for sharing best practices, research and technologies at the international level.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Earth Sciences
DST launches SATHI Initiative for building shared, professionally managed strong S&T infrastructure
The Finance Minister in her speech yesterday said “Intellectual property creation and protection will play an important role. A digital platform will be created which will facilitate seamless application and capture IPRs and also in an institute of excellence, a centre will be established that will work in the field of intellectual property. Knowledge translation clusters will be set up across different technology sectors including in new and emerging sectors for designing, fabrication and proof of concept and further scaling up technology clusters harbouring such testbeds and small scale manufacturing facilities would be established."
To address the need for building shared, professionally managed and strong Science and Technology infrastructure in the country which is readily accessible to academia, start-ups, manufacturing, industry and R&D labs, the Department of Science & Technology has launched a unique scheme called “Sophisticated Analytical & Technical Help Institutes ”.
These Centres are expected to house major analytical instruments to provide common services of high-end analytical testing, thus avoiding duplication and reduced dependency on foreign sources. These would be operated with a transparent, open access policy.
DST has already set up three such centres in the country, one each at IIT Kharagpur, IIT Delhi and BHU at a total cost of Rs 375 Cores. It is planned to set up five SATHI Centres every year for the next four years. SATHI will address the problems of accessibility, maintenance, redundancy and duplication of expensive equipment in our Institutions, while reaching out to the less endowed organizations in need, e.g., industry, MSMEs, startups and State Universities. This will also foster a strong culture of collaboration between institutions and across disciplines to take advantage of developments, innovations and expertise in diverse areas.
Besides SATHI initiative, support to 100 top-performing departments in universities and IITs etc will be provided this year with an investment of Rs. 500 crores for augmentation of their research facilities to global benchmarks. The research profile of the supported Departments will align with the national priorities of excellence in manufacturing, waste processing, clean energy and water, and Start-up India, etc. This will empower our Scientific Community to gain global leadership in select frontier areas of Science.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs
More than 88.94 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 5.38 Crore balance and unutilized vaccine doses still available with States/UTs
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Union Government will procure and supply  75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the country to States and UTs.
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VACCINE DOSES
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SUPPLIED
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88,94,17,855
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BALANCE AVAILABLE
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5,38,59,455
More than 88.94 crore  vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far through Govt of India  and through direct state procurement category.
More than 5.38 Cr  balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.
Ministry of Communications
Goa Postal Division released two Special covers on Unsung Heroes “Purushottam Kakodkar” and “Mohan Ranade”
Panaji, 13 October, 2021
On the occasion of National Philately Day and ongoing 75th Anniversary celebration of Independence- Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, Goa Postal Division released two Special cover on Unsung Heroes namely “Purushottam Kakodkar” and “Mohan Ranade” in the hands of Chief Guest, Col. S.F.H Rizvi, Postmaster General Goa Region, Panaji on 13th October 2021. The Special covers released today will be available for sale at Panaji Philatelic Counter, Panaji Head Post Office w.e.f. 13.10.2021.
Shri. Parind Kakodkar, Nephew of Late Purushotttam Kakodkar, Shri. Tamhane, Close assosiate of Late Mohan Ranade, Dr. Sudhir G Jakhere, Sr Supdt of Post offices, Goa Division, Shri. Sanjeev Sardesai, Goan Historian, Shri. Aslesh Kamat, Secretary, Goa Philatelic and Numismatic Society [GPNS] Goa, other family members of Late Purushotttam Kakodkar & Late Mohan Ranade and Postal Officials were present for the function held at Tapal Bhavan, Panaji.
Col. S.F.H Rizvi, Postmaster General Goa Region, Panaji in his presidential address elaborated the importance of Philately as medium of education for young generation. In the introductory address of Dr. Sudhir G Jakhere, Sr Supdt of Post offices, Goa Division, stated that the scarifies of these freedom fighters should be commemorated so that future generation could be inspired by their ideas. Shri. Sanjeev Sardesai, Goan Historian had a brief discussion about Goa Liberation during the programme. Shri. Aslesh Kamat, Secretary, Goa Philatelic and Numismatic Society [GPNS] Goa discussed the future road map of Philatelic activities to be conducted in the State of Goa.VK/DR
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